Source: Daily_Mail
Lord Triesman to give evidence at England World Cup inquiry
ShareTwo FIFA executive committee members were allegedly paid $1.5m (?900,000) to vote for Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.[LNB]The shock claims were highlighted by MPs at the culture, media and sport committee in the House of Commons.[LNB]Tory MP Damian Collins said that evidence submitted by the Sunday Times, which the committee will publish, claimed that FIFA vice-president Issa Hayatou from Cameroon and Jacques Anouma from the Ivory Coast were paid $1.5m by Qatar.[LNB] Accused: Issa Hayatou (right) was allegedly paid to support Qatar's successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup[LNB]FIFA's ethics committee last year banned two other executive committee members after a Sunday Times investigation into World Cup bidding.[LNB]Collins said: 'The Sunday Times' submission, and this is to be published by us later, claims that $1.5m was paid to FIFA executive committee members Issa Hayatou and Jacques Anouma who went on to vote for Qatar.'[LNB]Collins said the submission claimed Qatar specifically employed a fixer to arrange deals with African members for their votes[LNB]Former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman is giving the inside story of England's failed 2018 World Cup bid when he comes before a committee of MPs.[LNB] Accused: Jacques Anouma was also named by the Sunday Times after their investigation[LNB]Triesman,who was forced to step down as both FA and England 2018 chairman a yearago after taped conversations about the bid were reported in a Sunday newspaper, is giving evidence to the Commons' culture, media and sport committee.[LNB]Although Triesman was not involved for the final six months of the bid, he is expected to lift the lid on some dubious requests made to the bid team.[LNB]The peer is expected to be asked about claims that one FIFA member demanded a knighthood and that FIFA vice-president Jack Warner asked England to build an education centre in Trinidad.[LNB]The committee will also hear from Mike Lee, the London-based public relations consultant who worked on Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid.[LNB]Lee, formerly communications director of the Premier League, UEFA and the London 2012 Olympics bid, has previously been scathing about some aspects of the England bid.[LNB]Scandal: Lord Triesman resigned from his post as FA chairman last year[LNB]Meanwhile, FA chiefs are considering whether to axe funding to three of Africa's poorest countries after a review of overseas projects following the failed 2018 World Cup bid.[LNB]An FA board meeting will decide next week on the budget and strategy for international development, with high-profile relationships with Malawi, Lesotho and Botswana under threat.[LNB]The FA decided to review their international projects after the 2018 debacle in December where England won just two FIFA votes, one of those coming from English vice-presidentGeoff Thompson.[LNB]Walter Nyamilandu, head of the Football Association of Malawi, said all FA assistance had been cancelled.[LNB]He told The Nation newspaper: 'They [England] are saying that they are reviewing their support towards development of football in the light of the poor support they received during the 2018 World Cup bid.[LNB]'According to the FA, they took the decision because they felt FIFA was not recognising the support they were giving to the game of football. Their services are greatly missed.'[LNB]Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville and DavidJames have all visited Malawi on behalf of the FA to boost development projects, England manager Fabio Capello has been to Lesotho, while Paul Gascoigne was part of an FA visit to Botswana.[LNB] Prince William rubbishes claims he used wedding as sweetener for votesSports minister Robertson slams football as worst run in the countryMPs want answers from FA and Premier League over Richards' linksCHARLES SALE: Inquiry into England's failed World Cup bid to be held as government calls key trio [LNB] Explore more:People: Paul Gascoigne, Geoff Thompson, David James, Fabio Capello, Mike Lee, Rio Ferdinand, Jack Warner, Gary Neville Places: London, Qatar, Lesotho, Malawi, United Kingdom, Botswana, Africa
